tomo

toki pona cheat sheet

This box will disappear when printing.

a

(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)

akesi

reptile, amphibian

ala

not, no, nothing, 0

alasa

hunt, forage, seek, attempt, try to

ale

all, every, 100

ali

all, countless, every, everything, 100

anpa

bow, humble, low, dependent, bottom

ante

different, alter, change, other

anu

(between options, X or Y), choose

awen

endure, protect, safe, wait, continue

e

(before direct object)

en

(between multiple subjects)

epiku

epic, cool, amazing

esun

marker, shop, fair, bazaar, transaction

ijo

thing, object, matter

ike

bad, irrelevant, complex

ilo

tool, machine

insa

center, content, inside

jaki

disgusting, sickly, toxic, unclean

jan

human being, person, somebody

jasima

reflect, mirror, be on opposite end of

jelo

yellow, yellowish

jo

have, carry, contain, hold

kala

fish, marine animal, sea creature

kalama

to produce a sound, recite, utter aloud

kama

arrive, come, become, manage to, succeed

kasi

plant, vegetation, herb, leaf

ken

be able/allowed to, can, may, possible

kepeken

to use, with, using, by means of

kijetes...

Musteloidea, racoon, coati, weasel

kili

fruit, vegetable

kin

too, also, as well

kipisi

split, cut, slice

kiwen

hard object, metal, rock, stone

ko

clay, dough, semi-solid, paste, powder

kokosila

speak non-TP when toki pona is more appropriate

kon

air, breath, essence, spirit

ku

the toki pona dictionary by Sonja Lang

kule

colorful, pigmented, painted

kulupu

community, group, society, tribe

kute

ear, hear, listen, obey

la

(between context phrase and main sentence)

lanpan

take, seize, catch, receive, get

lape

sleep, rest

laso

blue, green

lawa

head, control, guide, lead, plan, rule

leko

stairs, corner, cube

len

cloth, fabric, privacy

lete

cold, cool, uncooked, raw

li

(before the verb)

lili

little, small, few

linja

cord, hair, rope, thread, yard, line

lipu

book, document, paper, record, website

loje

red, reddish

lon

present, real, true, exist, located at

luka

arm, hand, tactile organ, interact, 5

lukin

look, examine, read, watch, try to, eye

lupa

door, hole, orfice, window

ma

earth, land, world, country, soil

mama

parent, creator, caretaker

mani

money, cash, livestock

meli

woman, female, wife

meso

midpoint, medium, mediocre

mi

I, me, we, us

mije

man, male, husband

misikeke

medicine, medical

moku

eat, drink, consume, food

moli

dead, dying

monsi

back, behind, rear

monsuta

fear, monster, danger

mu

(animal noise)

mun

moon, star, night sky object

musi

artistic, entertaining, playful

mute

many, a lot, much, very, 20

n

(thinking, pondering, humming)

namako

embellishment, spice, extra

nanpa

-th (ordinal), number

nasa

unusual, strange, silly

nasin

way, method, path, road

nena

bump, button, hill, nose

ni

this, that

nimi

name, word

noka

foot, leg

o

(vocative or imperative)

oko

eye, ocular, visual

olin

love, respect, show affection to

ona

he, she, it, they

open

begin, start, open, turn on

pakala

break, damage, harm

pali

do, work on, build, make

palisa

branch, rod, stick

pan

bread, corn, grain, oat, rice, wheat

pana

give, send, emit, put

pi

of

pilin

heart, feeling, emotion

pimeja

black, dark, unlit

pini

complete, end, finish

pipi

bug, insect, spider

poka

hip, side, nearby, beside

poki

container, bag, bowl, cup, drawer

pona

good, friendly, peaceful, simple

pu

(interacting with) the official TP book

sama

same, similar, sibling, peer, like

seli

fire, heat source, cook

selo

outer layer, bark, peel, skin, boundary

seme

what? which?

sewi

above, high, elevated, divine, sacred

sijelo

body, physical state, torso

sike

round, ball, circle, cycle, of one year

sin

new, fresh, additional, another, extra

sina

you

sinpin

face, foremost, front, wall

sitelen

image, symbol, write

soko

fungus, fungi

sona

know, know how to

soweli

animal, beast, land mammal

suli

big, large, important, adult

suno

sun, light, glow, shine

supa

horizontal surface, table

suwi

sweet, fragrant, cute, innocent

tan

by, from, because of

taso

but, however, only

tawa

go to, toward, for, to

telo

water, liquid, beverage

tenpo

time, duration

toki

communicate, say, speak, talk

tomo

indoor space, building, house, room

tonsi

non-binary

tu

2

unpa

have sexual relations

uta

mouth, lips, jaw

utala

battle, challenge, struggle against

walo

white, whitish, pale

wan

unique, united, 1

waso

bird, flying creature

wawa

strong, energetic

weka

absent, away, ignored

wile

must, need, want

The sitelen pona font used is sitelen seli kiwen.

lipu Linku provides the data of this website.

Compiled by Zachary Sakowitz. Not copyrighted or licensed.